N803TA
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
3 reports on file, 2005-05-19 – 2007-08-26.
Part: STRUT — DETACHED (NLG) · airframe 7,422 hrs · 4,698 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT, THE CREW NOTED A BUSHING ON THE NLG ACTUATOR THAT APPEARED TO BE MIGRATING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE BUSHING HAD IN FACT MIGRATED AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF SLIPPING OUT COMPLETELY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE STRUT ASSEMBLY.
Part: SERVO — BINDING (PITCH TRIM) · airframe 6,337 hrs · 3,935 cycles
CREW REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, FELT AND HEARD BINDING FROM PITCH TRIM SYSTEM. AUTO-PILOT SYS WAS THEN TURNED OFF. BINDING WAS ALSO REPORTED TO BE FELT IN RUDDER PEDALS, CREW SWITCHED OFF YAW DAMPER SYSTEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED. NO FURTHER BINDING WAS EXPERIENCED, AND CREW MADE TRIM INPUTS USING THE TRIM WHEEL. FOLLOWING A GRADUAL DESCENT, CREW MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 27-30-1 FOR THE ELECTRICAL ELEVATOR TRIM SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON JUNE 4, 2006 MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PITCH TRIM SERVO, AFTER INSPECTING THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. SYSTEM OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: WHEEL — BROKEN (MLG) · airframe 5,149 hrs · 3,175 cycles
THE FOLLOWING IS BEING REPORTED PER ROC/FAA REQUEST. WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOLLOWING LANDING THE LEFT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. THE LOWER ROTATING BEACON WAS HIT BY THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND WAS BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED THE LOWER BEACON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.